Business & Finance
Ulstein’s SOC 5000 Vessel Design Wins Nomination for Dutch HME Maritime Innovation Award 2011
Ulstein Sea of Solutions is nominated for the Dutch HME Maritime Innovation Award 2011 for their SOC 5000 vessel design. The SOC 5000 is a self propelled heavy lift crane vessel design, measuring 180,9 m by 46.4 m with a lifting capacity of 5.000 metric tons. Based on this design two customized vers
Ulstein SOC 5000 Vessel Design Wins Nomination for Prestigious Award in The Netherlands
Ulstein Sea of Solutions is nominated for the Dutch HME Maritime Innovation Award 2011 for their SOC 5000 vessel design. The SOC 5000 is a self propelled heavy lift crane vessel design, measuring 180,9 m by 46.4 m with a lifting capacity of 5.000 metric tons. Based on this design two customized vers
Subsea UK Updates its Databases
Subsea UK has updated its index of subsea databases for this month. Subsea UK members can now log in to access the Projects, Contracts, Vessels, Renewbables and FPSOs & FPUs databases for internal usage. Ongoing Databases The Renewables Database consists of over 100 current Offshore Renewables proje
Russia: Heavy-Lift Carrier Takes Load and Is Ready to Deliver Two New DCV47 Supply Vessels
Yesterday, the operation for loading two DCV47 supply vessels onboard the heavy-lift carrier HHL Hamburg successfully completed… (Portnews) [mappress] Source: Portnews, September 2, 2011;
China: COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Delivers Bulk Carrier ‘Scotian Express’
COSCO Corporation Limited, COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd has delivered a bulk carrier of 92500DWT, “Scotian Express” to its European buyer, Vroon B.V. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Dalian and the buyer on
Denmark: Maersk Inks Gas Supply Deal with HMN
Maersk International Gas Marketing A/S (MIGMAS), the gas marketing arm of Maersk Oil, has agreed to supply a significant amount of natural gas to HMN Gashandel A/S, a subsidiary of HMN Gassalg A/S, over the next couple of years. Maersk Oil established MIGMAS last year as a way of marketing its gas d
‘HMS Protector’ Survey Vessel Prepares for Maiden Mission (UK)
Looking more like one of Her Majesty’s Ships by the day – and less like an oil rig support vessel – is new Antarctic survey vessel HMS Protector, which has spent the summer being readied for her inaugural deployment. The Portsmouth-based ship now boasts miniguns (Gatling guns) and General Purpose Ma
GE Inks USD 3.2 bln Acquisition of Converteam (France)
GE today announced the successful completion of its $3.2 billion acquisition of Converteam, a leading provider of power conversion and automation systems and high-efficiency power electronics, motors and generators. Converteam’s solutions enable customers in a variety of industries to replace or imp
GE Inks USD 3.2 bln Acquisition of Converteam (France)
GE today announced the successful completion of its $3.2 billion acquisition of Converteam, a leading provider of power conversion and automation systems and high-efficiency power electronics, motors and generators. Converteam’s solutions enable customers in a variety of industries to replace or imp
Empire Navigation Takes Delivery of Two Suez Max Tanker Built by HHI Yard, South Korea
Recently, Ship Management company Empire Navigation Inc. received 3rd (Suez Hans) and 4rd (Suez Rajan) Suez Max tanker built by Hyundai Heavy Industries yard in Gunsan (Korea). Empire Navigation Inc. is a member of INTERTANKO, BIMCO, OCIMF, and HELMEPA. Its Safety Management System has been designed
UK: Marin Group and Ecosse Subsea Systems Form Alliance to Offer Excavation and Trenching Services
Subsea specialists Marin Group and Ecosse Subsea Systems have formed an alliance to offer a one-stop excavation and trenching service to the oil, gas and renewables industries worldwide. The association brings together Marin Group’s pioneering Evo System suite of mass-flow excavation, claycutting an
UK: Marin Group and Ecosse Subsea Systems Enter Strategic Alliance
Subsea specialists Marin Group and Ecosse Subsea Systems have formed an alliance to offer a one-stop excavation and trenching service to the oil, gas and renewables industries worldwide. The association brings together Marin Group’s pioneering Evo System suite of mass-flow excavation, claycutting an
Abu Dhabi MAR Acquires Former HDW Gaarden GmbH in Kiel (Germany)
As of today the contracts for the acquisition of the former HDW Gaarden GmbH in Kiel have entered into force. Abu Dhabi MAR Kiel GmbH starts with 172 employees, the facilities, equipment and infrastructure of the former HDW Gaarden, working on first orders of its target markets offshore, mega yachts
Second Holland Class Oceangoing Patrol Vessels Starts Sea Acceptance Trials
On Wednesday 31 August, the second of four Holland Class Oceangoing Patrol Vessels, “Zeeland” built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Netherlands Navy, left Vlissingen, The Netherlands, for her sea acceptance trials (SAT). During the SAT, primarily the platform as well as parts of th